Links of Interest: July 2-6, 2012
Criminal Justice
- The Just Policy Blog of the Justice Policy Institute had a thoughtful post on solitary confinement. The post links back to video of testimony before a hearing of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights (Senate Committee on the Judiciary) entitled on June 19, 2012.
- Chicago Justice Blog examines possible consequences of the new Chicago marijuana ordinance. We wrote about the need for good data about the impact of the legislation last week.
Immigration Reform
- Immigration Daily has a nice article about comprehensive immigration reform, following the recent Supreme Court ruling on Arizona’s SB1070. SCOTUSBlog had a great on-line symposium discussing what comes next.
Community Justice
- The Shriver Brief reports that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has asked for public comments on a new rule to regulate “nonbank” financial institutions, such as mortgage lenders, payday lenders, debt collectors, and money service companies.
- The Economic Hardship Reporting Project interviewed Professor Peter Edelman about ending poverty in America and his new book on the topic.
- ACS reminds of us the social costs of cuts to legal aid programs.
We hope everyone had a great holiday!